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. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the weather. let's be clear, the fact that most of country in the grips of a record heat wave is not by itself proof of global warming. it does get hot in the summer. to be sure we don't get the wrong idea, here comes rush limbaugh to tell us what we think is record heat is no more than a government plot. >> we're playing games with us on this heat wave again. going to be 116 in washington. no it's not. it's going to be 100. maybe 99. the heat index, manufactured by the government to tell you what it feels like when you add the humidity in there 116. when'
. -- rupert murdoch. the political currents are opposite. everybody is attacking him. there's a major change there. the political culture has changed not just for the politicians, but for the police and journalists. >> thank you michael isikoff and robert moore. >>> up next no question it's hot outside, to rush limbaugh it's another plot by the government. stick around for the side show. i >>> welcome back to "hardball." now for the side show. first up, the...
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, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking going on that mr. murdoch apparently knew about, or at least the other officers said he did know about, and he sat in front of you and said he did not know about it? is that it in a nutshell? >> yeah, there was a voice message trance scribed that had been illegally hacked and he sent it to another journalists and the journalism got the documentation through court disclosure and at that point the lawyer and the editor of the paper go to murdoch and say we think we should settle the case, and here is a e-mail saying others were aware of hacking into the can company, and what do you want to do? he signed off
, and james murdoch disputes it, but if the lawyer is accurate it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrong doing in 2008, and failed to report it to the police, and he also settled a case with a crime victim that came with a con ffidentiality clause, and he could have been buying silence, which in this country is an illegal act, and that's why i referred it to the police. >> what happened here? there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking...
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murdoch over the years. i also think there have been liberal politicians, democrats, who have been more loath to criticize mr. murdoch in the past, or fox, for fear of having some of the kind of repercussions that british politicians were also afraid of. they do not become targets of fox news. >> in congress, concerns are growing, especially after the suggestion, still unsubstantiated, that news of the world journalists may have been hacking the phones of 9/11 victims. calls have been made to the department of justice and the securities and exchange commission to investigate the allegations. u.s. companies are banned from paying bribes to foreign officials. >> last week when the story broke, this became an interesting story to americans. we found it titillating, fascinating, but it was not necessarily penetrating the consciousness of the greater american public. this week, on the other hand, we are starting to see greater american interest in the story because it could affect americans, not just people in br
murdoch over the years. i also think there have been liberal politicians, democrats, who have been more loath to criticize mr. murdoch in the past, or fox, for fear of having some of the kind of repercussions that british politicians were also afraid of. they do not become targets of fox news. >> in congress, concerns are growing, especially after the suggestion, still unsubstantiated, that news of the world journalists may have been hacking the phones of 9/11 victims. calls have been...
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murdoch. it halted the entire hearing. we are still waiting to hear from rebekah brooks. if you see it he was trying to get a pie in the face of rupert murdoch. if we can get that shot back up again, you can see in niz left hand a tin -- and see if we can get that shot back up. it looks like he had a tin in his left hand a cream pie that he was going to smash in the face of rupert murdoch during these hearings. the man was quickly taken away in handcuffs. you saw the images of him outside he had something all over his face. wendy dang in the pink jumping up. she is a volleyball player. that looks like a spike. she's known to be a fan of volleyball. anyway, you can see the pie right there trying to get in the face of rupert murdoch. the woman in the gray i'm not sure who she is. she was sitting to the left op of wendy dang. michelle is with us now. is this ovenly some type of protesters coming in to disrupt this and create a true embarrassment to rupert murdoch by delivering a pie in the face?
murdoch. it halted the entire hearing. we are still waiting to hear from rebekah brooks. if you see it he was trying to get a pie in the face of rupert murdoch. if we can get that shot back up again, you can see in niz left hand a tin -- and see if we can get that shot back up. it looks like he had a tin in his left hand a cream pie that he was going to smash in the face of rupert murdoch during these hearings. the man was quickly taken away in handcuffs. you saw the images of him outside he...
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just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy, tiger woods' firing of his caddy of 13 years is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. the caddy has said five words that must terrify tiger and thrill his critics. those words, when i write my book. >>> finally, let me finish with the end of your neighborhood and mine. >>> we start with senator ben harden today. you were with the president in your state today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> it's good to be with you. we've got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. really it's the republicans in the house that are holding this up. the president's trying to come together with an agreement.
just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he was not aware of how extensive the phone hack was until recently. now the u.s. justice department is investigating. also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his...
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rupert murdoch at the british parliamentary hearing has already denied that claim. there was no evidence to support any sort of hacking here in the u.s. >> we have the latest from washington. let's cross over for an update on the situation in somalia. >> 8 will be airlifted into mogadishu within days according to the u.n. as famine grips east african -- grips east africa. we report from mogadishu. >> to move in mogadishu, you need men with guns. the peacekeepers are ready to drive me to the outskirts of this capital. in heavily armored vehicles, we pass through the government controlled areas. despite the war, business is booming. the landscape is changing into every open space. the homes for those fleeing the drought and widespread famine. despite only being 400 meters from the front line, thousands are still pouring into this camp. they are setting up with a few possessions they have managed to bring with them. the real debt of this crisis on the becomes clear once we reached the clinic. mothers get in line, desperate to get help for their severely malnourished ch
rupert murdoch at the british parliamentary hearing has already denied that claim. there was no evidence to support any sort of hacking here in the u.s. >> we have the latest from washington. let's cross over for an update on the situation in somalia. >> 8 will be airlifted into mogadishu within days according to the u.n. as famine grips east african -- grips east africa. we report from mogadishu. >> to move in mogadishu, you need men with guns. the peacekeepers are ready to...
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and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break. let's now take a look at some other stories from around the world struggling viewers has been struck another blow as moody's one of the big three credit rating agencies has downgraded islands dance to chance status the move is a warning to investors around the world just as the bailed out economy verges on the brink of another crisis same agency the political and economic storm last week when it did the same for portugal's debt it also prompted a e.u. finance ministers to vow to more regulation on credit rating agencies. french lawmakers have voted in favor of continuing the country's military operations in libya the decision was supported by the majority of the lower house of parliament french officials claim girl representatives after one of them a libyan leader is ready to discuss surrendering power stephen brown contributing editor of the front page online magazine believes the french are looking for an honorable way out of libya. france has just recently called for the rebels to
and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break. let's now take a look at some other stories from around the world struggling viewers has been struck another blow as moody's one of the big three credit rating agencies has downgraded islands dance to chance status the move is a warning to investors around the world just as the bailed out economy verges on the brink of another crisis same agency the political and economic storm last week when it did the same for...
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senate takes aim at rupert murdoch's media empire. washington's planned missile shield over europe has been labeled as the main irritant behind a wide range has in russian american relations by foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.s. has brushed off moscow has concerns over the project maintaining the shields only to protect against attacks from rogue states but some say it's taking advantage of post soviet bitterness to see its rules are going to reports u.s. missile defense plans in europe are of course up for discussion here in washington foreign minister lavrov said russia for legally binding guarantees that the european missile defense project will not threaten russia's security there have been words before washington has many times said that the system would not be against russia but moscow needs to have it on paper some analyst explained that this urge that russia has been getting everything on paper with promises in the past that were not fulfilled for example when the soviet union collapsed russia was assured that nato would
senate takes aim at rupert murdoch's media empire. washington's planned missile shield over europe has been labeled as the main irritant behind a wide range has in russian american relations by foreign minister sergei lavrov the u.s. has brushed off moscow has concerns over the project maintaining the shields only to protect against attacks from rogue states but some say it's taking advantage of post soviet bitterness to see its rules are going to reports u.s. missile defense plans in europe...
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senate takes aim at grover murdoch's media empire. speaking aid in washington russia's foreign minister has reiterated the need for cooperation over the u.s. plans for european missile shield it comes amid a widening cast between america and russia over the issue washington maintains a shield to protect against attacks from rogue states such as iran as artie's gun education reports are told to happy to take advantage of post soviet bitterness to see through. u.s. missile defense plans in europe are of course up for discussion here in washington foreign minister lavrov said russian news for him legally binding guarantees that the european missile defense project will not threaten russia's security there has been words before washington has many times said that the system would not be against russia but moscow needs to have it on paper some analyst explained that this urge that russia has for getting everything on paper with promises in the past that were not fulfilled for example when the soviet union collapsed russia was assured that
senate takes aim at grover murdoch's media empire. speaking aid in washington russia's foreign minister has reiterated the need for cooperation over the u.s. plans for european missile shield it comes amid a widening cast between america and russia over the issue washington maintains a shield to protect against attacks from rogue states such as iran as artie's gun education reports are told to happy to take advantage of post soviet bitterness to see through. u.s. missile defense plans in europe...
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and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break. now take a look at some other stories from around the world at least and. explosion on a bus and the pakistani capital police suspect the blast was triggered by a faulty gas cylinder and ignited all injured passengers were taken to hospital but officials have warrants the death toll is likely to rise. french lawmakers have voted in favor of continuing the country's military operation even if this isn't was supported by the majority of the lower house of parliament french officials claim colonel gadhafi representatives have told them that nuclear is ready to discuss surrendering power stephen brown contributing editor of the front page online magazine believes the french are looking for an honorable way out of leaving . france who just recently called for the rebels to negotiate with gadhafi and so the bombing will stop as soon as the. the negotiating table that shows to me that nato is surrendering the surrendering process has begun and i think. he is continuing just putting up a fron
and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break. now take a look at some other stories from around the world at least and. explosion on a bus and the pakistani capital police suspect the blast was triggered by a faulty gas cylinder and ignited all injured passengers were taken to hospital but officials have warrants the death toll is likely to rise. french lawmakers have voted in favor of continuing the country's military operation even if this isn't was supported by...
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murdoch. i asked you whether this letter which is still lying in the record as evidence given to this committee, for whatever reason, would you like to withdraw it? >> i am not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. i would say no, but i can come back after taking counsel and seeing if that is a better idea to do it. >> i'll also wind up, given the time, but i've got a few more questions. as you've described it, the email investigation was carried out by the it department and over seen by the director of legal affairs john chapman and the human resources director daniel cloak, is that your understanding? >> what was the question? >> the investigation itself. you described it, and others described it to us, it was carried out by the it department and over seen by the director of legal affairs, john chapman, and the human resources personnel di
murdoch. i asked you whether this letter which is still lying in the record as evidence given to this committee, for whatever reason, would you like to withdraw it? >> i am not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. i would say no, but i can come back after taking counsel and seeing if that is a better idea to do it. >> i'll also...
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if flagship murdoch newspaper here. the headline is "this is the most humble day of my life," and there's a big photograph of the hearing ipts. there's murdoch touching his son on the arm and wendy in the background looking contrite. the c.i.d.ny any morning her -- sydney morning's headline is "they were shocked, appalled and shamed that murdoch is denying blame." you have a photo of murdoch and his son looking grim and wendy sitting behind looking none to -- too happy. when you get into the coverage, the lead is the following sentence "rupert murdoch aaccused his commercial rivals in britain of whipping up a stir of the wrongdoing for their own commercial reasons. ." >> we're going to have to leave it there but thank you very much. it's very interesting to see how it's been -- being reported there. professor knight. we just want to show you some of the headlines that are coming up for us here. "murdoch's humble pie." that seems to be be -- the predominant headline on most of the u.k.'s papers. reference to him stating
if flagship murdoch newspaper here. the headline is "this is the most humble day of my life," and there's a big photograph of the hearing ipts. there's murdoch touching his son on the arm and wendy in the background looking contrite. the c.i.d.ny any morning her -- sydney morning's headline is "they were shocked, appalled and shamed that murdoch is denying blame." you have a photo of murdoch and his son looking grim and wendy sitting behind looking none to -- too happy. when...
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reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry being run here and what new information comes out. as far as we know, so far, all of this hacking took place five years ago. if there are more current examples of this hacking, that could really doom the murdoch empire. back to you. >> jim maceda, thank you very much. msnbc will be covering the murdochs testifying. >>> back at home on capitol hill, the back-and-forth battle over the nation's budget crisis will reach the house floor today when republicans vote on a plan calling for steep spending cuts in return for raising the debt ceiling. democrats say the measure will never pass the senate and presid
reversing the tide, which has been going completely south on the murdoch empire and the murdoch holdings here in great britain. in terms of him stepping down. there have been some rumblings about that among some of his stockholders in some of his companies. but the experts here are saying that's unlikely at least for now. it depends on what comes out of this meeting. it depends on a number of things, especially a couple of inquiries going on. a criminal investigation and a judicial inquiry...
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murdoch. i asked you whether this letter stimuliing on the record as evidence given to this committee, for whatever reason of a criminal investigation being withdrawn, would you like to withdraw it? >> respectfully, i'm not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. >> we'll ask you the question when we -- >> i would say no, but i can come back after taking counsel and seeing if it's a better idea to do it . >> i'll also wind up given the time, but i have a few more questions. as you've described it and as colin described it, the e-mail investigation was carried out by the i.t. democratic apartment an by john chapman and the human resources director daniel cloak. is that your understanding? >> pardon me? what was the question? i don't understand. is it my understanding that -- >> the investigation itself. you described it and colin described it t
murdoch. i asked you whether this letter stimuliing on the record as evidence given to this committee, for whatever reason of a criminal investigation being withdrawn, would you like to withdraw it? >> respectfully, i'm not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. >> we'll ask you the question when we -- >> i would say no, but...
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outrage britain watches the murdoch media monarchy a grilled by pains over phone hacking and bribery claims but is dramatically suspended after a protest break said more on that just ahead. also israeli commandos take over a ship carrying probe palestinian activists the guards are forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of the region. ties between russia and germany power up amid berlin's growing hunger for energy and moscow's readiness to do business. cautiously optimistic about the future of the euro as you meet in germany. good evening this is r.t. it's eight pm here in moscow my name's kevin owen and first this evening's t.v. in great britain is a must see for most of the country as rupert murdoch and his son have been facing angry lawmakers these are the latest pictures coming through but within the last few minutes it's taken another dramatic twist a protest broke into the westminster committee chamber got more about that a bit later now the hearing into the phone hacking and police bribery claims that the now x. news of the world has been suspended as the problem is
outrage britain watches the murdoch media monarchy a grilled by pains over phone hacking and bribery claims but is dramatically suspended after a protest break said more on that just ahead. also israeli commandos take over a ship carrying probe palestinian activists the guards are forcing another attempt to break the sea blockade of the region. ties between russia and germany power up amid berlin's growing hunger for energy and moscow's readiness to do business. cautiously optimistic about the...
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i am joined by rupert murdoch plus -- rupert murdoch's biographer. >> who is to blame. how high that goes is still to be seen. the culture comes from need to make stories, the decision to break the rules. the decision to go that extra 200 miles into illegality. they did not know what was going on and that is inconceivable. >> you were rupert murdoch's biographer. you knew him well and his motivations. is it realistic that he did not have a grip at what was going on. he must have an eye on this. was there an inkling that perhaps he would just let things go. he was a control freak, wasn't he? >> he was a control freak. he had a free hand. there is the responsibility for this appalling thing that happened. "the guardian," has done a good job and exposing it. this is appalling. he was not in day-to-day control. >> was rebekah brooks in day-to- day control? >> yes. >> why is she still being backed when it is clear that legal opinion will come to see what kind of responsibility, she was the editor when the phone was being attacked. >> i understand what happened. what month of
i am joined by rupert murdoch plus -- rupert murdoch's biographer. >> who is to blame. how high that goes is still to be seen. the culture comes from need to make stories, the decision to break the rules. the decision to go that extra 200 miles into illegality. they did not know what was going on and that is inconceivable. >> you were rupert murdoch's biographer. you knew him well and his motivations. is it realistic that he did not have a grip at what was going on. he must have an...
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. >>> when you find it can't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he wasn't aware of how extensive the phone hacking was. now the justice department is investigating whether u.s. laws were broken. >>> you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warning. caddie sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy. tiger woods's firing of his caddy is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. he's already said five words that must terrify critics, those words "when i write my book." >>> finally, we start with the debt crisis. senator ben card en is a democrat from maryland. you were with the president in your statement today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> michael, good to be with you. we got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. it's the republicans in the householding this up. the president is working hard with speaker boehner trying to come together with an agreement. the bottom line is, look, we've got to increase the debt cei
. >>> when you find it can't get worse for the murdochs, we learn that james murdoch may have been less than truthful when he told parliament he wasn't aware of how extensive the phone hacking was. now the justice department is investigating whether u.s. laws were broken. >>> you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warning. caddie sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy. tiger...
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rupert murdoch. beautiful murdoch found as did mr burns that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him for years and this time they may have succeeded just as he looks set to consolidate control. a lot section of the case media markets hold out for months ahead and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it. nor ever its. richard addus who runs a media education firm believes it's naive to assume it's only the tabloids which are capitalizing on the dodgy data. where this does become a question for national security is the idea that police are selling private phone numbers and private contact details of people like the royal family and the prime minister obviously is not necessarily the same to sell these things to a newspaper as it would be to sell them to a terrorist organization but if you can do one you may be able to do the other so it's very serious the whole edifice of news international is deeply intertwined
rupert murdoch. beautiful murdoch found as did mr burns that you just can't buy all the newspapers those outside his control have been gunning for him for years and this time they may have succeeded just as he looks set to consolidate control. a lot section of the case media markets hold out for months ahead and it's all over the hidden scandal now revealed that the police have known about it. nor ever its. richard addus who runs a media education firm believes it's naive to assume it's only...
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>> well, i was in the room with ruppert and james murdoch. it was excruciating at times the pregnant silences, the pregnant pawses that will toed the specific questions from politicians thrown to rupert murdoch and suddenly there would just be nothing. we talk about a characteristic trademark of rupert murdoch, but when you hear it in the flesh, it was pretty uncomfortable. and i think the general impression that was given off by rupert murdoch was of a man who was not on top of the detail of all this. he was not -- did not have a grip of his company, has not got a grip of this crisis. he appeared badly briefed and badly prepared. and his son james was constantly trying to leap in and help him out with a specific questions which were constantly delivered to rupert murdoch because it's rupert, the father, who is responsible for corporate governs of news corporation. i don't think it was a great day for the murdochs but they got through it, and as you see, their share price is now recovering, perhaps shareholders thinking they're through the wo
>> well, i was in the room with ruppert and james murdoch. it was excruciating at times the pregnant silences, the pregnant pawses that will toed the specific questions from politicians thrown to rupert murdoch and suddenly there would just be nothing. we talk about a characteristic trademark of rupert murdoch, but when you hear it in the flesh, it was pretty uncomfortable. and i think the general impression that was given off by rupert murdoch was of a man who was not on top of the...
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murdoch. i asked you whether this letter which is still lying on the record as evidence given to this committee is not for whatever reason, would you like to withdraw it? >> respectfully, i am not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. >> we'll ask you the question -- >> so i would say no, but i can come back after taking counsel and seeing if it's a better idea to do it. >> i want to wind up given the time, but i've got a few more questions. as you've described it, and as collin miler described it to us, the e-mail investigation was carried out by the i.t. department and it was overseen by the director of legal affairs, john chapman, and the human resources director, daniel cloak. is that your understanding? >> pardon me, what was the question? i don't understand. is it my understanding that -- >> the investigation itself. you have described
murdoch. i asked you whether this letter which is still lying on the record as evidence given to this committee is not for whatever reason, would you like to withdraw it? >> respectfully, i am not aware of the legal technicalities of withdrawing that or submitting it on the record. i think it is a relevant document in trying to understand how news international was thinking at the time. >> we'll ask you the question -- >> so i would say no, but i can come back after taking...
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murdoch needed things from them. that never needed to be stated but everyone understood that that was hanging in the air and that's what this judicial inquiry has to get to the bottom of. >> i think murdoch's control of 37% of the britishress plus b sky b led to this conviction from tony blair to cameron that you had to have murdoch on your side. and, you know, when you're in britain you don't feel murdoch's running the show. i mean, you can read "the guardian," you can read t telegraph, you can read t daily expres you can read the f.t. but i just wonder but blair, i'm sure, would have won the election in 1997 without murdoch. it was the end of the toris just as it was the end of new labor in 2010. murdoch had his finger in the wind and he went with these guys but i don't myself bieve e elections uld have come out any differently withou so i think there was a kind of mythology that hadbuilt up. we have to have murdoch with us. and now it's the opposite. we have to trash him. >> rose: john burns, how much has been has
murdoch needed things from them. that never needed to be stated but everyone understood that that was hanging in the air and that's what this judicial inquiry has to get to the bottom of. >> i think murdoch's control of 37% of the britishress plus b sky b led to this conviction from tony blair to cameron that you had to have murdoch on your side. and, you know, when you're in britain you don't feel murdoch's running the show. i mean, you can read "the guardian," you can read t...
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rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is neil irwin a reporter for "the washington post" who wrote an article on friday called "five truths about the debt." let's do a pop quiz on these issues. fact or fiction. first off the nag debt is about the government spend go to much. fact or fiction? >> fiction in the sense that there's a real debate to be had in this country whether the government spend too much or not enough tore right amount. that's separate from what the deficit should be and debt should be. you could have a large government that has a balanced budget and comes into a balanced fiscal situation pretty quickly. you can have a small governmen
rupert murdoch and james murdoch will be up in front of an important committee in the house of commons this week. we'll to see what answers they provide. >> it's getting larger and larger for us. >>> president obama appealing to the american people to within support for his plan to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the debt. the president wanting to urge congress to make a deal. with the deadline approaching republicans are focused on back up plans. joining me from washington is...
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murdoch is standing by it. a statement from news corp says james murdoch stands by his testimony to the select committee. >>> it seems that it may spread to the u.s. operations. nbc news is reporting that the u.s. justice department is investigating allegations that news corp has been hacking into the computers. the case ended when news corp bought the rival's assets for almost $13 million and now australia years regulators. news corp is a part owner of fox tell. they say the decision has nothing to do with the hacking scandal in brittain. >> and while we're on the subject of resignations. britain's prince andrew stepping down at the britain's special representative for international trade. he's been acting as official envoy for more than ten years and during that time he's been facing blistering criticism. he announced the news in his annual review. he said, quote, i have decided that the label i gave myself when i began this role as speshlg representative has served its purpose and is no longer necessary to t
murdoch is standing by it. a statement from news corp says james murdoch stands by his testimony to the select committee. >>> it seems that it may spread to the u.s. operations. nbc news is reporting that the u.s. justice department is investigating allegations that news corp has been hacking into the computers. the case ended when news corp bought the rival's assets for almost $13 million and now australia years regulators. news corp is a part owner of fox tell. they say the decision...
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if james murdoch disputes it, and if the lawyers account is accurate, it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrongdoing in the company in 2008 and he failed to report it to the police. and he also settled a civil case with a crime victim for an astronomical sum of money that came in the confidentiality clause. so he could have been buying a crime victim's silence which in this country is an illegal act. and that's why i it to the police so they can get to the bottom of this. >> give us some very simple terms the nuts and bolts of what allegedly happened. there was an e-mail from one reporter to another about illegal hacking going on that mr. murdoch apparently knew about or at least these other officers say he did know about and he sat in front of you and said he did not know about them. is that it in a nutshell? >> yeah. one of his journalists trandescribed a voice mail message that was illegally hacked. he sent it to another journalist. the victim of the hacking took a civil case and got documentation through court disclosure. at that point, the lawyer and the edit
if james murdoch disputes it, and if the lawyers account is accurate, it shows that james murdoch knew there was other criminal wrongdoing in the company in 2008 and he failed to report it to the police. and he also settled a civil case with a crime victim for an astronomical sum of money that came in the confidentiality clause. so he could have been buying a crime victim's silence which in this country is an illegal act. and that's why i it to the police so they can get to the bottom of this....
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are in control before and now david cameron the conservatives have been to town flows where rupert murdoch this is what i want to know all of us here prior to this exact want to bring up next john of the prime minister's promises that no stone will go on turning the investigation into a british press but what about his handling of the affair and the wisdom of employing him the media guru we've been arrested and this friendship with brooks we just talked about. and there where he's part of what's called the chipping camden set which is a rule part of britain he lives down there at the weekend rebecca brooks lives down there sir and columnist lived down there and the whole set you can to make socially that set was a different set when labor in power would truly blair but all of it is too cosy and too comfortable if you don't have a real democracy you have to have a separation between the press surely and indeed the political establishment and the government of the day you also need to have separation between the judiciary and those two areas in britain and the united kingdom they've become t
are in control before and now david cameron the conservatives have been to town flows where rupert murdoch this is what i want to know all of us here prior to this exact want to bring up next john of the prime minister's promises that no stone will go on turning the investigation into a british press but what about his handling of the affair and the wisdom of employing him the media guru we've been arrested and this friendship with brooks we just talked about. and there where he's part of...
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james murdoch. can i thank you for making yourselves available to the committee this afternoon. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we are more than prepared to. >> thank you. perhaps i might start with mr. james murdoch. you made a statement on the 7th of july in which you stated that the paper had made statements to parliament without being in the full possession of the facts and that was wrong. you essentially admitted that parliament had been misled in what we had been told. can you tell us to what extent we were misled and when you became aware of that? >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. i would like to say as well how sorry i am and how sorry we are to particularly the victims of illegal voice mail interceptions and to their families. . it's a matter of great regret of mine, my father's, and everyone at news corporation and these are standards. these actions do not live up to the standards that our company aspires to everywhere around the world and it is our determination to both put things right,
james murdoch. can i thank you for making yourselves available to the committee this afternoon. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we are more than prepared to. >> thank you. perhaps i might start with mr. james murdoch. you made a statement on the 7th of july in which you stated that the paper had made statements to parliament without being in the full possession of the facts and that was wrong. you essentially admitted that parliament had been misled in what we had been told. can you...
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i don't know when, i don't know how quickly, but rupert murdoch did ok like a spent force. james, i've heard quite divided responses on how h performed. if i re a shareholder, i wouldn't be too happy about him. i thought that -- that he was -- he seemed evasive and repetitive, which to be fair to him i think when he weing asked also repetiti questions, in that surroundingt wasn't very surprising, but he wasn't -- he dn't -- he didn't rely, i think, equate himlf thnough honor to assure the succession. so i'm rather thinking that this is the beginning of the end of an era. >> the judgment is still out on that. i think that it took about an hour for rupert murdoch, who really is a -- as we know a formidable figure -- to at least wake up or at least become engaged. i think heook some time to adjust to the fact that there he was, being pummeled, having questions asked of him. that's not the role he's accustomed of. he's normally chairman, in charge, asking the questions. so that was a little bit of a psychological shock. he did look detached, rd of hearing, sewhat vulnerableif y
i don't know when, i don't know how quickly, but rupert murdoch did ok like a spent force. james, i've heard quite divided responses on how h performed. if i re a shareholder, i wouldn't be too happy about him. i thought that -- that he was -- he seemed evasive and repetitive, which to be fair to him i think when he weing asked also repetiti questions, in that surroundingt wasn't very surprising, but he wasn't -- he dn't -- he didn't rely, i think, equate himlf thnough honor to assure the...
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the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to hear the truth. this is not about a lynch mob or an opportunity. >> the lawyer representing the family of the girl his phone was tapped as his doubts. >> we will be skeptical. we will see the three monkeys. they will say -- no one was speaking about this. >> in an interview, rupert murdoch insisted that his company had handled the crisis extremely well and he denied he would sell his newspapers. he said that he would work to establish his integrity. this scene is set for an extraordinary confrontation between parliament and the press. a chance for parliament to discuss these issues. >> austerity is the word and cond
the murdochs said they would come and answer the questions. >> in a letter, james murdoch said "i am now coming. i would like to answer them in a different forum." the questions keep coming. why did the news of the world mislead parliament? why did the management failed to find out what was going on and stop it? as for rebekah brooks, we ask about what she told the mps. the mp whose committee will be asking the question was optimistic. >> i hope the committee will want to...
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don. >> let's look ahead to tomorrow, rupert murdoch, james murdoch, rebekah brooks to testify in house of commons. what can we expect from this? >> the big box office will be rupert murdoch, one of the world's most powerful media moguls, sitting in front of members of parliament in the british house of commons, being cross-examined essentially about what he knew at news international, news corp, about this phone hacking scandal, we are expecting to hear much less from rebekah brooks, former ceo of news international. editor of "news of the world" as with she's already been arrested so there is a police investigation into her conduct and her -- what she's been up to. and so she's going to be much more con stained as to what she'll be able to see legally to the mps, who will be asking questions. also constraints on what the mps can ask rebekah brooks. they don't want to jeopardize the ongoing criminal investigation into what brooks may or may not have done. an interesting day to watch tomorrow. >> matthew chance in london tonight, thank you very much. >>> now more on in-depth coverage. t
don. >> let's look ahead to tomorrow, rupert murdoch, james murdoch, rebekah brooks to testify in house of commons. what can we expect from this? >> the big box office will be rupert murdoch, one of the world's most powerful media moguls, sitting in front of members of parliament in the british house of commons, being cross-examined essentially about what he knew at news international, news corp, about this phone hacking scandal, we are expecting to hear much less from rebekah...
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for one day, it was a pretty good day for the murdoch's. >> could james murdoch be the heir apparent? >> 1 said that if james murdoch had done particularly badly, it would have hurt his possibility of taking over as ceo. he seems to be taking charge during this session and it did not heard him. -- did not hurt him. any day they are not hurt is a good day. >> do you see long-term reputation damaged to the company, regardless of what happens with these institutions? >> i have been tried to ponder how you measure that damage. people will still flock to see 20 century fox movies and to buy the wall street journal's. in the short-term, clearly there is a stain on the u.k. newspaper operations. there was an attempt to contain the damage. >> there is an fbi investigations into the phone hacking and a traditional inquiry and a police investigation on the other side of the atlantic. these will be very problematic. >> if they do will arrive, they would be. it is hard to believe we would get to that point. there is no evidence that any victims of 9/11 had their phone hacked. other government reg
for one day, it was a pretty good day for the murdoch's. >> could james murdoch be the heir apparent? >> 1 said that if james murdoch had done particularly badly, it would have hurt his possibility of taking over as ceo. he seems to be taking charge during this session and it did not heard him. -- did not hurt him. any day they are not hurt is a good day. >> do you see long-term reputation damaged to the company, regardless of what happens with these institutions? >> i...
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in addition to rupert murdoch being in the hot seat, james murdoch will be there and rebekah brooks, former "news of the world" editor and chief sbekive of news international. she of course was arrested sunday and released without charge in connection with the phone hacking and she could be limited in what she has to say because of the ongoing police investigations, nina. >> atika, we've had the death of sean hall, former "news of the world" employee who was also a crucial whistle-blower her and two top coppers in the land departing as a result. it's the questioning very serious now. >> reporter: is getting serious and with the death of sean hohrer, unexplained but not considered suspicious at this time but he was the one who pointed the finger at andy coulson and david cameron, not only did andy coulson will phone hacking, but he actively encouraged the phone hacking. this threatens the murdoch media empire but really also downing street, that prime minister cameron himself is now taking this very seriously. he is coming back early from south africa today to attend a special day of
in addition to rupert murdoch being in the hot seat, james murdoch will be there and rebekah brooks, former "news of the world" editor and chief sbekive of news international. she of course was arrested sunday and released without charge in connection with the phone hacking and she could be limited in what she has to say because of the ongoing police investigations, nina. >> atika, we've had the death of sean hall, former "news of the world" employee who was also a...
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murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you look close, you can see the foam. more than one person suggested that, you know, this could have been a brick, it could have been, you know, nails, it could have been much more serious. you have to bear in mind if it had been anything like that, it wouldn't have got into the room. we don't know how he got in with some shaving foam. he could have said he was just been home doing the weekly shopping. who knows? it was serious, but not because it could have been a much more vicious attack. it was serious because it was a disgrace. because anybody coming to give evidence in the mother of parliaments has a right to do so with dignity and in courtesy. >> amen to that. and that is -- those disruptions something we see many times in the u.s. congress as well. richard quest thanks for your remarkable reporting today on this remarkable story. thank you. >>> let's dig deeper and continue, joanne litman is a columnist for the daily beast. and i want you to
murdoch sr. had been hit. you can then -- in later pictures if you look close, you can see the foam. more than one person suggested that, you know, this could have been a brick, it could have been, you know, nails, it could have been much more serious. you have to bear in mind if it had been anything like that, it wouldn't have got into the room. we don't know how he got in with some shaving foam. he could have said he was just been home doing the weekly shopping. who knows? it was serious, but...
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rupert murdoch, if i may? do you think you have a cultural problem within your organisation in that people only tell you things that they think you want to hear and that even people who have been your trusted advisers and worked with you for years simply withhold information, because they want to curry favour? >> no, not my trusted advisers certainly. you should hear the conversations in my office. they are coming in all the time and arguing. most people say i've got crazy ideas and fight against me. >> forgive me, i am asking because a lot of your trusted advisers have left your company. >> we are a very big company. i am sure there may be people who try to please me. that could be human nature, and it's up to me to see through that. >> to what extent do you think there is pressure on editors and senior managers to get scoops, to outdo each other and to win favour within the organisation that leads them to take risks and, clearly in the case of news of the world, push boundaries that broke the law? >> can you
rupert murdoch, if i may? do you think you have a cultural problem within your organisation in that people only tell you things that they think you want to hear and that even people who have been your trusted advisers and worked with you for years simply withhold information, because they want to curry favour? >> no, not my trusted advisers certainly. you should hear the conversations in my office. they are coming in all the time and arguing. most people say i've got crazy ideas and fight...
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and james murdoch himself and many people say should no step down and take a break. more world news headlines of protestant parades again turned violent in northern ireland's capital belfast as bonfires were lit to mark the annual twelfth of july celebrations catholic protesters threw stones and firebombs and protestants and police security services attempted to separate the opposing factions not least seven police officers ridgeview tax the twelfth of july marks the end of year and will put a spin marching season and commemorates a seventeenth century victory over catholic forces. a space walk still underway above us in orbit some four hundred kilometers above our heads in fact to us from working to retrieve a broken section of the international space station and the packet aboard the shuttle atlantis the six the half hour space walk will also stage an experiment in order oh but it will refueling the shuttle leaves the station next week and its landing will wrap up america's shuttle program after thirty years in space. european markets plunged tuesday over fears the
and james murdoch himself and many people say should no step down and take a break. more world news headlines of protestant parades again turned violent in northern ireland's capital belfast as bonfires were lit to mark the annual twelfth of july celebrations catholic protesters threw stones and firebombs and protestants and police security services attempted to separate the opposing factions not least seven police officers ridgeview tax the twelfth of july marks the end of year and will put a...
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and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break he may be able to return to news corp one day but they're advising him to go away whether he's for. this escape without serious damage is also doubtful although i don't think he's going to retire or leave the helm of the company so yes it's having a huge effect on the whole business when you talk about the police possible involvement earlier on in this scandal because of allegations of police corruption at a previous failure to properly investigate the hacking do you think there's no confidence that the police investigation will really get to the bottom of this. well one piece of good news. the new police officer commissioner in charge of the inquiry sue acres has got very high respect and she's been in front of parliament today being grilled by m.p.'s and if we generally said they think they have confidence in her. i think the police have learned from their previous mistakes and they won't let this sort of thing happen again let's hope so anyway ok richard that is that it's really she for the day online news
and james murdoch himself many people say should step down and take a break he may be able to return to news corp one day but they're advising him to go away whether he's for. this escape without serious damage is also doubtful although i don't think he's going to retire or leave the helm of the company so yes it's having a huge effect on the whole business when you talk about the police possible involvement earlier on in this scandal because of allegations of police corruption at a previous...
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the murdochs seemed to be walking a line. they're saying they're hands-on executives who run a huge business but they don't know everything that is going on. they didn't know a lot of particulars here. how does that jibe with what's known about the way they formed and run their business? >> well, i think what they were doing was portraying themselves as capable executives and capable managers who nonetheless didn't know some of the operational details that... it doesn't quite jibe with what we know about particularly rupert murdoch, his love of newspapers although the company's future is really in media and entertainment and television. you know, he came up through newspapers that ink runs in his veins. he's known for calling up editors and suggesting new tips or even change in the headlines. when he first acquired the wall street journal he's said to enjoy prowling the news room and being invigorated by it. the idea he had no idea, its is possible. it is as he said, you know, that the news of the world less than 1% of his me
the murdochs seemed to be walking a line. they're saying they're hands-on executives who run a huge business but they don't know everything that is going on. they didn't know a lot of particulars here. how does that jibe with what's known about the way they formed and run their business? >> well, i think what they were doing was portraying themselves as capable executives and capable managers who nonetheless didn't know some of the operational details that... it doesn't quite jibe with...
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that's what's going on with james murdoch. as a ceo of this division, it's his job to know and he's had several years, as john points out, to know. the fact that he didn't suggests he's either dumb or he's incompetent. >> vicky ward, you know the murdoch family. what toll is this taking on rupert? >> i think it's taking an enormous toll. it would be very surprising if it wasn't, howie. i would like to address a few things that have come out. unless you actually have worked for the murdochs, you don't know. so to take john's point about how could he not know what was going on at the "news of the world," quite frankly, rupert murdoch 20 years ago, 30 years ago, those english papers were his babies, he'd broken the print unions to basically create that empire. then he did call those -- newspaper editors all the time. but news corp. has evolved. it's become a much larger, much more global company. those newspapers create a fraction of its wealth. now i think it's quite legitimate when he says he delegated and, yes, there were prob
that's what's going on with james murdoch. as a ceo of this division, it's his job to know and he's had several years, as john points out, to know. the fact that he didn't suggests he's either dumb or he's incompetent. >> vicky ward, you know the murdoch family. what toll is this taking on rupert? >> i think it's taking an enormous toll. it would be very surprising if it wasn't, howie. i would like to address a few things that have come out. unless you actually have worked for the...
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., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh all-natural chickens an all-vegetarian diet including corn, soybeans, and marigolds. no animal by-products. no meat and bone meal. when you put my chicken on the table, you know where it came from. ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented pro
., a humble rupert murdoch say he's sorry. how was the mea culpa received in the wake of the hacking scandal. >>> plus, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke thinks it could be time to pump some more cash into the economy. with companies in wait and see mode, could that move relieve anything when it comes to creating jobs? ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done....